4 new doctors launch careers in Mississippi city

After completing their residencies, four doctors with ties to Meridian have taken positions at local hospitals and will pursue their careers in East Mississippi. Caleb Dulaney, a West Lauderdale graduate, will join the ranks of doctors at Anderson's …

BILL CRAWFORD — Is government the problem or part of the answer to rural poverty?

BILL CRAWFORD Rural poverty skyrockets as jobs move away,” read a headline on TheHill.com.  “The number of rural Americans living in poverty has skyrocketed in recent years amidst an economic evolution that has cost hundreds of thousands of manufacturing …

EMCC’S SCOOBA CAMPUS OFFERING CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT PROGRAM

East Mississippi Community College’s Workforce Services Division on the Scooba campus is taking applications for students who wish to enroll in the Certified Nursing Assistant program. The eight-week course will begin as soon as the minimum required 10 …

Mississippi honors Marine plane crash victims

ITTA BENA, Miss. — Mississippi and U.S. Marine Corps officials dedicated a memorial Saturday to the 15 Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman who died in a plane crash last year. Hundreds of relatives and friends of the 16 victims gathered for ceremonies at …

Memorial dedicated in Mississippi to Marine plane crash victims

Morgan Zoufal, is comforted as she reacts to seeing the name of her late fiancee, Marine Sgt. Dietrich A. Schmieman, on a marble monument, honoring the 15 Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman who died in a 2017 plane crash near Itta Bena, Miss., Saturday, …

Mississippi honors Marine plane crash victims with...

Mississippi honors Marine plane crash victims with memorial

Mississippi and U.S. Marine Corps officials helped dedicate a monument to a plane crash that killed 15 Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman last year. The military transport plane, flown by a New York-based Marine Reserve unit, was going from North Carolina …

Animal groups treat cats and dogs from Mississippi property

ELLISVILLE, Miss. — Animal welfare groups say 55 dogs and 34 cats are receiving care after being removed from a property in southern Mississippi. Humane Society of the United States spokeswoman Kirsten Peek says all 89 animals are in a temporary shelter. …

State auditor ends probe of Mississippi police department

A state auditor has ended an investigation of a Mississippi Police Department accused of misusing taxpayer money. WLOX-TV reported Friday that state investigators closed the case after determining taxpayer money wasn't in a special fund created by …

Mississippi to honor Marine plane crash that killed 16

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi and U.S. Marine Corps officials are helping dedicate a monument to a plane crash that killed 15 Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman last year. The military transport plane, flown by a New York-based Marine Reserve unit, …